Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Happy Boxing Day

For some reason the US does not observe Boxing Day. But, I know it is a big deal in the UK where I used to live for a while. It is also observed in Canada, New Zealand and most of Australia. My calender claims that South Australia celebrates another holiday on Boxing Day called Proclamation Day.
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2 comments:

  1. Susan Barnes12:52 PM

    Yes, we observe Boxing Day in Australia.

    South Australia was proclaimed a state, on 28th December 1836 but they usually celebrate this on the 26th December and refer to it as Proclamation Day instead of Boxing Day.

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  2. J. Otto Pohl10:19 PM

    Susan, thanks for the information. I have only been in Queensland and New South Wales. I have never been to South Australia. Some day I would like to visit Victoria and Tasmania.

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